Face the Music

Probabilities & Potentials for broadcast of 9.20.12

Jelly Roll Stomp                                 

Frank Melrose 1929

It’s Tight, Jim                         

Preston Jackson & his Uptown Band 1926

Keep Movin’                                        

James P. Johnson 1945

Gravier Street Blues              

Johnny Dodds & his Orchestra 1940

What a Dream                        

Sidney Bechet & his Orchestra 1938

Numb Fumblin’                                  

Fats Waller 1929

Put It Right Here                                

Bessie Smith with Porter Grainger and Big Charlie Green 1928

Bottom Blues

Albert Ammons & his Rhythm Kings 1944

What Is There To Say?

Coleman Hawkins & his Orchestra 1945

It Takes Two To Tango

Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio 1952

Hocus Pocus

Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra 1934

Harlem Air Shaft

Duke Ellington & his Orchestra 1940

Kansas City Jive

Hot Lips Page and his Band 1946

Kansas City Local

Buddy Tate & his Orchestra 1947

Blowed and Gone

Dexter Gordon at a Los Angeles jam session 1943

Twisted

Wardell Gray Quartet 1949